The 1983 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the second annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the team national champion of women's collegiate basketball among its Division II membership in the United States.[1]
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| Teams | 24 | ||||
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| Finals site |  Springfield, MA | ||||
| Champions | Virginia Union Panthers (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Cal Poly Pomona Broncos (2nd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Louis Hearn (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Paris McWhirter (Virginia Union) | ||||
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Virginia Union defeated defending champions Cal Poly Pomona in the championship game, 73–60, to claim their first Division II national title.
The championship rounds were contested at the Springfield Civic Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, hosted by Springfield College.
Qualifying edit
A total of twenty-four teams qualified for this year's tournament, an increase of eight from 1982.
Regionals edit
Northeast/East - Buffalo, New York edit
Location: Koessler Athletic Center
| First round Round of 24 March 10 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 | |||||||||
| So. Conn. State | 60 | ||||||||||
| New Haven, Connecticut | |||||||||||
| Bentley | 53 | ||||||||||
| Bentley | 64 | ||||||||||
| Stonehill | 62 | ||||||||||
| So. Conn. State | 63 | ||||||||||
| Canisius | 60 | ||||||||||
| Canisius | 71 | ||||||||||
| C.W. Post | 59 | ||||||||||
| C.W. Post | 60 | ||||||||||
| Florida International | 59 | ||||||||||
Great Lakes/West - Pomona, California edit
Location: Kellogg Gym
| First round Round of 24 March 10 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 | |||||||||
| Oakland | 72 | ||||||||||
| Rochester, Michigan | |||||||||||
| Dayton | 73 | ||||||||||
| Dayton | 71 | ||||||||||
| Butler | 69 | ||||||||||
| Dayton | 66 | ||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 90 | ||||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 76 | ||||||||||
| Chapman | 64 | ||||||||||
| Chapman | 91 | ||||||||||
| San Francisco State | 64 | ||||||||||
South/South Atlantic - Richmond, Virginia edit
Location: Arthur Ashe Center
| First round Round of 24 March 10 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 | |||||||||
| Valdosta State | 106 | ||||||||||
| Valdosta, Georgia | |||||||||||
| Tuskegee | 81 | ||||||||||
| Tuskegee | 83 | ||||||||||
| Central Florida | 68 | ||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 65 | ||||||||||
| Virginia Union | 75 | ||||||||||
| Mount St. Mary's | 79 | ||||||||||
| Emmitsburg, Maryland | |||||||||||
| Virginia Union | 88 | ||||||||||
| Virginia Union | 78 | ||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 66 | ||||||||||
Midwest/South Central - St. Cloud, Minnesota edit
Location: Halenbeck Hall
| First round Round of 24 March 10 | Regional semifinals Sweet 16 March 11 | Regional final Elite Eight March 19 | |||||||||
| Cen. Missouri State | 71 | ||||||||||
| Warrensburg, Missouri †forfeit | |||||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 50 | ||||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 2 | ||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 0† | ||||||||||
| Cen. Missouri State | 65 | ||||||||||
| St. Cloud State | 63 | ||||||||||
| St. Cloud State | 74 | ||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 57 | ||||||||||
| Texas A&I | 81 | ||||||||||
| South Dakota | 71 | ||||||||||
Final Four – Springfield, Massachusetts edit
Location: Springfield Civic Center Host: Springfield College
| National semifinals Final Four March 24 | National championship March 26 | ||||||||
| So. Conn. State | 56 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 60 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly Pomona | 60 | ||||||||
| Virginia Union | 73 | ||||||||
| Virginia Union | 75 | ||||||||
| Cen. Missouri State | 72 | ||||||||
All-tournament team edit
- Paris McWhirter, Virginia Union (MOP)
- Barvenia Wooten, Virginia Union
- Jackie White, Cal Poly Pomona
- Lisa Ulmer, Cal Poly Pomona
- Carla Eades, Central Missouri State
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 31, 2018.